Check committed Go formatting

docs/consumers/publish.md

@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ pair after tests and vet. This uses `CGO_ENABLED=0`, produces no artifact, and
 does not execute target binaries. A failure is reported as `package-compile`
 with the selected target and prevents tag creation.
 
+Set `Validation.GoFormat` to check committed regular Go source using the Go
+formatter built into ReleaseKit. It includes vendor and nested modules, ignores
+worktree changes and symlink blobs, and reports unformatted paths as
+`go-format` without changing files. The default is disabled. The check follows
+tests, selected vet, and package compilation, and a failure stops publication
+before product checks or tag creation.
+
 If `Build` selects targets, ReleaseKit verifies them after the standard suite
 and additional checks, before creating the tag. The operation then rechecks the
 candidate and remote guards, creates an annotated tag for the captured commit,